Viburnum cinnamomifolium
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Viburnum cinnamomifolium | |
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V. cinnamomifolium Jardin botanique exotique de Menton | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
(unranked): | Angiosperms |
(unranked): | Eudicots |
(unranked): | Asterids |
Order: | Dipsacales |
Family: | Adoxaceae |
Genus: | Viburnum |
Species: | V. cinnamomifolium |
Binomial name | |
Viburnum cinnamomifolium Rehder[1] | |
Viburnum cinnamomifolium (common name cinnamon-leaved viburnum) is a species of flowering plant in the family Adoxaceae, native to western China. Growing to 5 m (16 ft) tall and broad, it is a substantial evergreen shrub with large, triple-veined, glossy, oval leaves up to 15 cm (6 in) long. Round clusters of tiny white flowers are produced in late spring, followed in late summer and autumn by oval black fruits.[2]
This plant has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.[3]
References
- ↑ "International Plant Names Index (IPNI) - Viburnum cinnamomifolium". Retrieved 11 May 2013.
- ↑ RHS A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants. United Kingdom: Dorling Kindersley. 2008. p. 1136. ISBN 1405332964.
- ↑ Viburnum cinnamomifolium AGM. Royal Horticultural Society.
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